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Bitcoin ATM operators set up association to counter money laundering
26.8.2021
“Many BTM operators feel that merely asking for a cell phone number is enough due diligence to absolve them of their mandated KYC requirements,” a Coinsource exec said
XMR Developer Announces Bitcoin to Monero Atomic Swap Capabilities
25.8.2021
For quite some time, trustless, cross-chain trades called atomic swaps have been a holy grail of sorts and a number of blockchain developers have worked on making them a reality. According to the developers from the Monero project, atomic swaps between bitcoin and monero are now accessible via...
Driving ‘purists beserk’: Co-chair of blockchain caucus wants to 'reverse' crypto transactions
30.6.2021
Democratic Representative Bill Foster has called for legal power to identify wallet holders and reverse crypto transactions in instances of criminal behavior such as ransomware attacks
FATF’s Annual Crypto Review Highlights ‘Continued Use of Anonymity Tactics’ and ‘Lack of Effective’ Regulation
26.6.2021
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has published the organization’s 12-month review and the research highlights that only 45% of the 128 reporting jurisdictions have complied with AML/CFT policy and FATF recommendations. The annual review stresses that the “lack [of]...
Concordium aims to end the era of anonymity in crypto industry
8.6.2021
Crypto and blockchain industries need to play by the rules to realize their full potential, Concordium CEO says
Hacktivist collective Anonymous takes aim at Elon Musk. Who cares?
7.6.2021
The collective's power has been waning in recent years, showing more bark than bite
Task Force Pushes Biden Administration to Tighten Cryptocurrency Regulation
30.4.2021
A public-private task force has submitted a report to the Biden administration that includes recommendations to tighten the regulation of cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, with the aim to combat ransomware. “The cryptocurrency sector that enables ransomware crime should be more closely...
China’s digital yuan will offer best privacy protection, says official
22.3.2021
The People’s Bank of China intends to enable anonymous digital yuan transactions of small amounts in order to protect “reasonable” anonymity needs
Tor Project’s crypto donations increased 23% in 2020
26.1.2021
Bitcoin remained the most popular cryptocurrency for the Tor Project’s donors in 2020, followed by altcoins like Ether, Monero and Zcash
Tor-enabled Bitcoin nodes are back after bug on network
15.1.2021
Anonymous Tor-enabled Bitcoin nodes normally make up as much as 25% of totally reachable Bitcoin nodes
France Approves New Cryptocurrency Measures to Fight Anonymous Transactions
14.12.2020
The French council of ministers has approved a series of new measures to combat the anonymity of cryptocurrency transactions. Anonymous accounts are banned at crypto exchanges which must now impose stricter know-your-customer requirements. France’s Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire says...
Law Decoded: The war of the wallets, 12/4–12/11
11.12.2020
Determining the future of who can and cannot custody crypto and how much you need to know about them remains a central topic of discussion
France moves to ban anonymous crypto accounts to prevent money laundering
10.12.2020
France is preparing new frameworks to prevent anonymity in crypto
France Declares War on Crypto Anonymity, Cites ‘Terrorism’ in KYC Mandate
9.12.2020
The French finance ministry is imposing sweeping KYC rules on all VASPs in the country
Privacy should be at the core of CBDCs, says Boston Fed research director
13.11.2020
Privacy should be a key talking point from the beginning of CBDC development
The crypto compliance lie: Sacrificing privacy does not make us safer
31.10.2020
The lightchain-vs.-darkchain dichotomy is counterproductive, and a healthy graychain will produce more valuable crypto assets like Bitcoin
Digital ruble must ensure privacy, not anonymity: Russia’s central bank
23.10.2020
Russia’s digital ruble will not have the same level of anonymity as cash, says official
Centralized Exchange Operators Believe Low Liquidity on DEX Platforms Stops User Migration
14.10.2020
Centralized cryptocurrency exchanges (CEX) operators say they are unfazed by the increasing trading volumes on decentralized exchanges (DEX) because the latter’s liquidity is still too insignificant to cause user mass migration. The majority of CEX operators also insist that it is very...
Dash should not be considered a privacy coin, Dash team says
3.10.2020
What a statement from a coin whose white paper originally proclaimed it as “a privacy-centric cryptographic currency."
‘You Are Not Anonymous on Tor’ – Study Shows Privacy Network Offers Superficial Anonymity
17.9.2020
Privacy advocates are growing leery of the Tor network these days, as recently published research has shown a great number of network’s exit relays are compromised. Furthermore, on September 15, the Hacker Factor Blog published a new Tor report that shows IP addresses being uncovered....